The £20m bid to revamp Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex has officially been submitted. South Holland District Council wants to extend the ‘dry-side’ of the complex so it can incorporate three pools. Other attraction on the site would include a new 3G floodlit football pitch, a changing pavilion and a multi-use games area for a variety of other sports including basketball. ...

A very special cricket match is being held this weekend to raise money for two military charities. The Long Sutton club will be hosting its second Veterans’ Day on Saturday (August 6), and members are hoping to build on the success of last year’s inaugural event. It’s being sponsored by Tonic Health Veterans’ Project in association with the Veterans’ Foundation, ...

A Holbeach moped rider has been banned from driving after he collided with a car while more thantwice over the legal limit for alcohol. Brogan Moody, 24, of Rathkenny Close, who admitted the offence and one of having no insurance, wassaid to have collided with a car at 9.35pm on July 16 at Willington Road in Boston. Prosecuting at Boston ...

Police officers threatened to tasar a drunk man wielding a wheelbrace in Pinchbeck, a court has heard. Anthony Corrigan, 29, of St Johns Road, Weston Hills admitted possessing an offensiveweapon when he appeared before magistrates in Boston. Marie Stace, prosecuting, said officers were confronted by Corrigan when they attended the incident onJuly 17. She said he was shouting and swearing ...

A Holbeach charity has donated £20,749 to local community groups since January. The amazing figure comes from the Chosen charity which has given amounts out from £80 to £1,300 to a range of different causes so far this year. Everything from jubilee celebrations in Fleet to Holbeach Football Academy and the Boxes of Hope for Ukraine all received money as ...

The three-year saga of a Holbeach sinkhole will be on the agenda at a public meeting in the town. With work continuing on Boston Road South, the parish council is responding to a request to hold the meeting. Anglian Water, county highways and county and district council member Tracey Carter have all been invited to take part. A date within ...

Thank you so much to all who arranged and attended the 1950s event on Saturday, July 23, at Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding The entertainment was so very enjoyable. My friend and I sat all afternoon and loved every minute of it, a relaxed atmosphere. Children were well catered for as well. The man and lady who constantly sang were so entertaining. ...

In the Voice of July 28, I read with raised eyebrows of two planning decisions, one good and one questionable, that show what a state the council is in and indeed how it allows itself to appear to bend to vested interests. On the one hand we have the far-sighted approach to the granting of planning permission for a new ...

An MPs basic salary is in the region of £83,000 so you would think that they would be in a better position than most of the population to pay their bills. On top of this they have an expense account, one of the perks is that they can claim all of their domestic household bills on the aforementioned expenses account. ...

Wages are flatlining while bills skyrocket. This is a wages crisis and working people deserve better. Just this week, the Office for National Statistics confirmed that the real value of average wages (once inflation is taken into account) has fallen by almost four per cent since a year ago. It’s no wonder that we’re all feeling poorer, because we are ...

I wish to make it clear that I am writing this letter as a private individual and an elector of South Holland District Council and not on behalf of Long Sutton Parish Council. I was surprised to see in July 21, 2022 edition of the Voice that the Vice-Chairman of South Holland District Council has had the time to write ...

A Whaplode St Catherine woman has kept the promise to her dad by getting his memories of being a prisoner of war in Sumatra published in a book. After John Geoffrey Lee (known as Geoff) failed to find a publisher for his novel in his lifetime, daughter Christine Bridges vowed to ensure her dad’s story lived on. Taking his own ...

A local charity that helps bring elderly people together says it’s in urgent need of new volunteers, particularly bus drivers. The Meadows is a day centre based just off Park Road in Spalding which elderly people can pay a fee to attend. The idea is to give them the opportunity, meet others, take part in games and crafts and enjoy ...

Problems with access to GPs and dentists were the top two reasons for residents to contact Lincolnshire Healthwatch, according to a recent report. From October 2020 to September 2021, more than 1,200 patients contacted the organisation’s information signposting team. The four most frequently commented on were GP access, dental access, hospital services and the COVID vaccination programme. “Additionally, an overall ...

A businessman says he’s worried his car wash business will not survive the roadworks in and around Wardentree Lane. Mohamed Khaled, of Pinchbeck Car Wash on Enterprise Way, says business is down “60 to 70 per cent” following the closure of that road at its junction with Spalding Road on Friday. The length of closure has been extended and it’s ...

A group that aims to beat loneliness in one of the most isolated areas of the county says it needs more volunteers to come forward or it may have to close. The East Elloe Good Neighbour Scheme, which covers Holbeach, Long Sutton and surrounding villages, offers a service where volunteers either go out or ring people for a chat who ...

Police say they’ve identified a woman whose body was found in the Coronation Channel on Sunday. They also say there’s “no suspicious circumstances” surrounding the death. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We believe we have identified the woman who was sadly found in the water on Monday.  “Her family are aware and a file will be passed to the ...

A massive engineering project is going on as part of a new road for Spalding – with 1,000 piles going into the ground for one bridge. This element of the Western Relief Road costs £1.4m of the scheme’s expected total £33m cost. “This is one of the largest numbers of piles used in a road project in this area. Although ...

A toe-tapping, evening of great music and fun is promised in Moulton Chapel Community Centre this Saturday (August 6). The renowned Gary Wood Swing Band is heading to the village playing music from the Rat Pack and beyond for your listening or dancing pleasure. A spokesman for the centre said: “Gary is not only one of Britain’s best trumpeters and ...

Three top comedians are heading to The South Holland Centre next month. The Spalding venue’s The Best In Comedy showcase will see Andrew Maxwell joined by Harriet Kemsley and Jarleth Regan. Andrew is something of a veteran of the comedy circuit and you may also remember him from the 2019 series of I’m A Celebrity (Get Me Out Of Here!). ...